One of this past fall’s newest bourbons was 15 Stars Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. 15 Stars is a merchant bottler with the good fortune of being able to source from Kentucky—which of course is getting easier, but not yet for the age obtained by…
I’ve been a big fan of most of Steve and Paul Beam’s limited edition Yellowstone bourbon releases, and I’ve had an excellent private selection, but until now I haven’t really had their standard releases. I suppose that the “Landmark Edition” release isn’t exactly standard,…
There’s a new resurgence of Old Fortuna, the historic Kentucky Bourbon brand dating back to the late 1800’s. Its first release is a small batch of just six barrels aged at least six years and bottled at 102 proof. Fortuna was a popular brand…
Early Times Kentucky Whisky is currently owned by Sazerac, but this little bottle was distilled by Brown-Forman. How do I know? Because Sazerac (Buffalo Trace) bought ET in 2020 and announced it would be produced at their Barton 1792 facility in 2021. This little guy has been sitting in my review cabinet for at least […]
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How long is to long for bourbon to stay in the barrel? On this weeks podcast episode we sip on Calumet Bourbon,Calumet Farm 16yr, and discuss the age of this Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey . This bottle is named for the legendary American thoroughbred race horse Citation, who is the eighth winner of the American
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What’s your favorite Willett Distillery expression? Willett Distillery has a cult following of their Willett purple top bottles but have been missing a wheated bourbon . Luckily for the Wheated King of Kentucky they have finally added a purple top wheater . To say Big Chief was excited when our great friend Adam Boothby handed
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What’s your favorite Knob Creek expression? There is a lot of debate on this subject and the recently release of the Knob Creek 18year has only added more to the discussion. James B. Beam Distilling Co.released the first Knob Creek in 1992 and named it after Knob Creek Farm which was the boyhood home of
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September 27, 2022 – Kentucky distillers set a new production record in 2021, according to state revenue department data released today by the Kentucky Distillers Association. Distillers filled more than 2 million barrels for the fourth consecutive year, and had a total of nearly 12 million barrels of Bourbon and other spirits aging in the state’s rickhouses as of January 1, when they’re required to file an inventory report with the state. The inventory generated a total of $40 million in “barrel taxes,” the property tax leveled on every barrel of maturing spirits in a distiller’s inventory. That money goes Read More »
Have you ever sipped on Elijah Craig Barrel Proof ? If you haven’t your missing out. Heaven Hill Distillery sent us a bottle of their newest release of the highly coveted bourbon ECBP C922 and on this week’s bourbon review episode we let you know our thoughts. Reverend Elijah Craig was a Baptist preacher, an
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Ever since Old Crow and Old Taylor aggressively protected their trademarks in the 1800’s, setting the stage for current-day trademark law, bourbon brands have kept trademark attorneys busy. Diageo’s Bulleit brand and W.J. Deutsch & Sons’ Redemption brand have been locked in litigation for…
